Fiona Poole

A NSW man has gone to great lengths to cash in on recycling, returning almost half a million cans over seven years to save for his first home.

Detectives are determined to find the killer of a Coffs Harbour grandfather who had fallen on hard times.

In a love story that “transcends time”, romance blossomed in the early 1900s between a signal master’s daughter on the mainland and a lighthouse keeper living on an island off the coast of Coffs Harbour.

The precarious location of a rare Mid North Coast loggerhead turtle nest prompted rescuers to act quickly to give any hatchlings the best chance of survival.

David Harris will meet with the Kempsey Aboriginal Land Council and Stolen Generation survivors to discuss the findings of an archaeological report into one of Australia's most notorious Aboriginal boys homes. 

Surfer Toby Begg is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a shark on a NSW beach. The off-duty doctor who saved him says he is a “fighter”.

Conservationists at a NSW breeding facility are “cheering” as they attempt save the Manning River turtle from extinction.

The NSW Nationals may change leader tomorrow, as Paul Toole faces a likely challenge from former agriculture minister Dugald Saunders, after the party failed to make any ground at the recent state election.

Tasmanian devil joeys born last year in a mainland breeding program have been captured and “audited”, with researchers saying they appear healthy and happy.

Wildlife volunteers say the dolphin was distressed and making a lot of noise after it became stranded on its own inside the Coffs Harbour Marina.